Eureka Township in Barton County, KS, is a small community known for its friendly atmosphere and hometown values. Politics in Eureka Township are no different, as the residents of this area strive to ensure their voices are heard when it comes to local government decisions. The local political environment is typically characterized by civil debates between citizens and elected officials on matters that will affect their lives. This includes decisions about local infrastructure, such as roads and sidewalks, or taxes that fund improvements in the area. In recent years, the community has become more active in advocating for their needs and wants from their local government. The township has several candidates running for office each election cycle, with elections taking place throughout the year. Regardless of who is elected to lead the township into the future, Eureka's passionate citizens remain committed to working together to ensure a bright future for all.
The political climate in Eureka township (Barton County), KS is strongly conservative.
Barton County, KS is very conservative. In Barton County, KS 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.2% to 21.0%.
Barton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Eureka township (Barton County), KS is strongly conservative.
Barton County, Kansas is very conservative.
Great Bend Metro Area is very conservative.
Kansas is somewhat conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Eureka township (Barton County), Kansas: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Eureka township (Barton County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 232 contributions totaling $30,464 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 528 contributions totaling $251,225 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $476 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)